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Trey Pollard (202) 495-3058 or trey.pollard@sierraclub.org

Sierra Club Statement on The Clean Power Plan

Today, the EPA and the Obama Administration will release the final version of the landmark Clean Power Plan.

In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement:

"The Clean Power Plan is the most significant single action any President has ever taken to tackle the most serious threat to the health of our families: the climate crisis.

WASHINGTON

Today, the EPA and the Obama Administration will release the final version of the landmark Clean Power Plan.

In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement:

"The Clean Power Plan is the most significant single action any President has ever taken to tackle the most serious threat to the health of our families: the climate crisis.

"Today marks the end of an era for dirty power plants that have spewed dangerous pollution into our air without limits for too long. It signifies a new era of growth for affordable and safe clean energy sources that don't fuel climate disruption and sicken our communities. With 200 coal plants announced to retire and clean energy growing at record levels, the US is now taking a huge next step to curb dangerous carbon pollution. Today is a victory for every American who wants clean air to breathe, and for the millions of activists and concerned citizens who organized to make sure this day would finally come.

"The Clean Power Plan is an opportunity for workers, entrepreneurs, and businesses to prosper as we go above and beyond the goals set by this plan. It is a step towards improving the quality of life for low income neighborhoods and communities of color, which have disproportionately borne the brunt of power plant pollution for decades. And it is a signal to the rest of the world that the U.S. is serious about acting on climate disruption and ready to lead the way toward a strong international climate agreement in Paris later this year.

"Public officials around the country have a choice. They can support new jobs, cleaner air, healthier families, and the vast majority of the American people - or they can stand with fossil fuel executives who will say and do anything to maintain the dangerous status quo.

"The Sierra Club's 2.4 million members and supporters stand ready to vigorously support the Clean Power Plan, working alongside our allies to ensure our clean energy transition is fair and just for American workers."

The Sierra Club is the most enduring and influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States. We amplify the power of our 3.8 million members and supporters to defend everyone's right to a healthy world.

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